"Keating blasts disloyal Rudd", Michelle Grattan, Age
Keating: Why would you appoint "policy bum" Costello to anything? Mark Metherell & Dan Harrison SMH
Liberal-loving Rudd a "goody two shoes", says Keating, Michael Harvey, Herald Sun
Rudd's Costello appt disloyal to every caucus member who fought him, Samanthan Maiden, Australian
Turnbull: "It does show the complete hypocrisy of Rudd on economic matters", Phillip Coorey SMH
Reports that boat carrying 40 people sinks off Cocos Is, Advertiser
"Why the PM is lost at sea", Alexander Downer, Advertiser
Drama escalates last night as asylum seekers threaten suicide, Steve Pennells, West Australian
"The Oceanic Viking has now become Rudd's Tampa", Glenn Milne, Australian
"Tide can quickly turn on a PM who dithers", Malcolm Farr, Telegraph
Most of the Oceanic Viking 78 have lived in Indonesia for years, Dan Harrison, Age
Turnbull: So much for govt's explanation of the surge in numbers, Dan Harrison, Age
ACTU paid ad: Bring Oceanic Viking 78 to Christmas Is asap, Samantha Maiden & Mark Dodd, Australian
What about the 255 off Merak, sickening & thirsty? Mark Dodd, Australian
"Australia is not a xenophobic nation", Paul Sheehan SMH
Nevertheless, you're going to cop it if Serena can't play the Australian Open, Raina Kelley SMH
The slavery debate & the asylum seeker debate, David Burchell, Australian
Now that Kevin has come up with "Big Australia", let's debate it, Marcus Kuczynski, The Punch
"Turnbull's policy on asylum seekers is clear - as mud", Alan Howe, Herald Sun
Joyce to Libs: Tell me to go, Michelle Grattan, Age
"Malcolm cheer squad" lunches at Grappa. Yeah, right. Nick Leys, Telegraph
Churches cheer legal decision affirming right to discriminate, Joe Hildebrand, Telegraph
Jordanian princess asks Rudd to stop Halal animal slaughter, Lorna Edwards, Age
"Inhumane slaughter puts Australia's reputation at risk", Princess Alia, Age
Level of climate change concern falls in Oz more than anywhere else in world, John Breusch AFR
CSIRO bans staffer's paper saying carbon tax far better than ETS, Nicola Berkovic, Australian
CEOs personally liable for big climate fines, Emma Connors & Paul Smith AFR
Scaring kids no way to advance environment debate, Brendan O'Neill, Australian
"Rudd moves to ease off stimulus", David Crowe AFR
Stimulus wind down to be a bigger drag on economy than rate rises, David Uren, Australian
Gap in regional jobless rates biggest in 20 years, Mark Davis, Age
"Rudd fends off backlash on jobless numbers", Mark Davis SMH
Monash to bump up disadvantaged quota by leaving town, Miki Perkins, Age
Ed Revolution is drifting off course: expert, Farrah Tomazin, Age
"Poor marks for education revolution", Justine Ferrari, Australian
"Finnish students top all international tests", Brian Caldwell, Age
Elderly copped a double Medicare whammy yesterday, Mark Metherell SMH
Childcare fees are about to zoom too, Telegraph
Violence & Stolen Generation status linked, AAP/West Australian
Liquor merchants losing their cachet in Canberra, Tom Dusevic, Australian
Coal miner's seeming cash-for-chat with Brumby not a good look, Royce Millar, Age
Meanwhile in NSW, Tebbutt under pressure to take over, Brian Robins & Andrew Clennell SMH
Meanwhile in Qld, Bligh slumps to 30% approval rating, Patrick Lion & John McCarthy, Courier Mail
"Govt-owned corporations aren't answerable to anyone", Mike O'Connor, Courier Mail
I don't (& never will) like NBN, Kenneth Davidson, Age
In Federal Court today, iiNet v Hollywood, Andrew Colley, Australian
Media diary, Amanda Meade, Australian
Broadcasters want anti-siphoning rules extended to new media, Michael Bodey, Australian
Keating wants privacy laws aginst media strengthened, Sean Nicholls SMH
Ticky Fullerton's tough question to Harold Evans, Errol Simper, Australian
Why small investors are angry, Andrew Main, Australian
It was the Great Depression's 80th anniversary & nobody noticed, Robin Bromby, Australian
Ken, are you up on "environmental tax shifting"? Ross Gittins SMH
Garrett cuts home insulation rebate by one-quarter, Michelle Grattan, Age
Hunt hits Garrett's admin of home insulation program, Dan Harrison SMH
That leaking rig in Timor Sea is now on fire, Aleisha Preedy, Courier Mail
Pictures of West Atlas oil rig fire, Andrew Tillett & Flip Prior, West Australian
Burke to farmers: Change or lose drought assistance, Matthew Franklin & Asa Wahlquist, Australian
Burke's drought assistance shift a good move, Matthew Franklin, Australian
China is a fast learner (& Treasury's Jim Murphy is clueing them up), Michael Sainsbury, Australian
First Aust-China boom was iron ore, next will be coal, John Garnaut SMH
Italy's top pap charged with blackmail, Nick Squires, Age
What the US is really facing in Afghanistan, Tom Switzer AFR
Clinton unveils statue of himself in Kosovo, Nebi Qena, AAP/West Australian
Blanchett pulls off Washington diplomatic coup with "Streetcar", Anne Davies, Age
Nothing - not even MS - will stop Chrissie Amphlett touring, Patrick Donovan, Age
GFC hits the Birdcage hard, Mark Hawthorne SMH
Someone blew up the 10th green at Darwin Golf Club yesterday, Nadja Hainke, NT News
Sad, angry, isolated misogynists should get over themselves, David Penberthy, The Punch
Happiness makes for a long life: Mona Farr, 100, Darren Gray, Age
Canberra weather: 30, afternoon shower/thunderstorm, BoM
Best from the Weekend:
"The PM has taken a hit over the asylum seeker issue," Laurie Oakes, Herald Sun
"When the pressure mounts, (Rudd) has a tendency to cattiness", Annabel Crabb SMH
Labor has itself to blame for Jodie Campbell fiasco in Bass, Sue Neales, Mercury
The "Big Australia" baloney, Katharine Murphy, Age
Nathan Rees, the Richard Nixon of Labor politics, Lisa Carty, Sun Herald
The rum lot of the woman sports journalist, Lynne Truss SMH
International:
"The Obamas' Marriage", Jodi Kantor NYT
"Chinese vice premier meets Australia's Queensland premier", Xinhua/China Daily
Margaret Thatcher was really worried about reunified Germany, Hans Kundnani TLS
"My father, the terrorist", Omar Bin Laden, Vanity Fair
"Like many women I want to work, just not like this", Gaby Hinsliff, Observer
There'll be an official kanji overhaul next year, Mary Sisk Noguchi, Japan Times
